- A friend asks where the bank is. It is right beside the school. Complete: "O banco fica ___ da escola."
Answer: ao lado
"Ao lado da escola" means beside the school. "Em frente da escola" is tempting because it is also a location phrase, but it means in front of or facing the school, not next to it.
- Complete the directions: "Para chegar ao museu, você ___ à direita na próxima rua."
Answer: vira
"Você" uses third-person singular verb forms, so "você vira" is correct. "Viro" is tempting because it looks basic, but it is the "eu" form (I turn).
- A tourist asks "Fica longe?" about a museum that is a two-minute walk away. What is the best reply?
Answer: Não, fica perto daqui.
"Fica longe?" means "Is it far?", so "Não, fica perto daqui" (No, it is close) fits. "Fica cerca daqui" borrows Spanish "cerca"; Portuguese uses "perto" for near.
- Translate: "Go straight and turn right at the corner."
Answer: Siga em frente e vire à direita na esquina.
"Siga em frente" means go straight, and "vire à direita na esquina" means turn right at the corner. Using "à direita" for straight is a common mix-up, because "direita" means right, not straight.
- Which direction is written correctly in Portuguese?
Answer: Vire à esquerda na segunda rua.
"Vire à esquerda na segunda rua" has the crase (a + a = à), feminine "esquerda," and "na" for feminine "rua." Writing "a esquerda" without the grave accent drops the required contraction.
